Du Preez set to skipper Boks
26 May 2012
Keo.co.za understands Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has offered Fourie du Preez the captaincy.
This website’s information indicates that Meyer met with Du Preez this week to offer him the position on a short-term basis that will initially stretch across the England series in June, after which the situation will be reviewed.
Du Preez, who has just completed his first season in Japan with Suntory Sungoliath, is thought to be keen on the job, although he has not formally accepted yet.
Du Preez is known to be a reluctant captain, preferring to operate in the shadows. In the absence of Victor Matfield he accepted the job with the Bulls in 2008 but later spoke about his lack of enjoyment in what turned out to be a disastrous campaign.
Speaking to SA Rugby magazine in 2011 Du Preez said the World Cup would probably be his last involvement with the Springboks, but added that he would reconsider if Meyer was appointed. It appears he will now lend his long time mentor a helping hand, with Meyer not convinced by the quality of leaders on offer in South Africa.
Meyer had planned to install Victor Matfield as his captain, but those plans were shelved when it emerged that an IRB ruling on retired players precludes Matfield from selection for six months after he announced his return.
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26 May 2012, 11:44 am
tac is gonna cream his pants when he reads this.
26 May 2012, 11:49 am
1. Heyneke must pick Francois at scrumhalf
2. Heyneke must allow Francois to play his natural game rather than try clone him into FDP. We all saw just have disastrous that was last night (and in general with his kicking game)
3. Du Preez must not be put near a Springbok jersey until he stops acting like the “WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MEN”
26 May 2012, 11:51 am
I’ll wait for Heineke to tell us first. There is no captain yet just Ryan’s opinion.
26 May 2012, 11:54 am
This will be a disaster for bok rugby,Du Preez is a sulky,argumentative individual and not captain material at all.I’m losing faith in Heyneke Meyer’s lack of judgement.
26 May 2012, 11:55 am
I hope Skop does not see this thread…
26 May 2012, 11:57 am
Who cares what that syphilistic low life thinks. He’s inbred scum.
26 May 2012, 11:57 am
the article says “understands” wtf
i will wait till the side is announced
26 May 2012, 11:58 am
gws
all the kiwis are thinking you are reffering to me
26 May 2012, 11:59 am
Bad bad bad call to make FdP captain. I’d rather have the aura come back instead of FdP !!! I don’t even want fourie to make the squad
26 May 2012, 12:00 pm
relax people,this is speculation
26 May 2012, 12:01 pm
When I talk of syphilistic it either means Robert Mugabe or skopshyte. Both are raving lunatics.
26 May 2012, 12:02 pm
Even if the best scrumhalf in world rugby is made captain, it won’t change the outcome of the tests. Fact.
26 May 2012, 12:03 pm
Sorry Forgot reason four
4. Fourie Du Preez must not be Bok captain.
26 May 2012, 12:07 pm
gws
that actually makes sense and explains snoekskiets rants
26 May 2012, 12:19 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-12:
I hope you still dont think that FDP is the best scrum half in the world?
He has done nothing. You guys are living in 2009-10 years.
26 May 2012, 12:21 pm
Looks like JdV may not be starting after all.
26 May 2012, 12:22 pm
I am 50/50 on this
I expected meyer, true and true Pretoria man, to surround himself and apply the Pretoria ways in his Bok Coach capacity. But I am 50/50 on this move. Its true that Hougaard has not being consistent in the 9 jersey but I think more so, the depth at 9 in S15 is not that great. Fourie also may not out of respect, take the offer. Personally, I would like to see jean DV get the captain job or even Spies.
I will sit on the fence.
26 May 2012, 12:24 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-12: I thought this article was about FdP, not Will Genia
26 May 2012, 12:27 pm
@David(David)-16:
Seems like it. What other reason can there be to give a sulky introvert who used to be a reluctant unsuccessful captain the armband again?
26 May 2012, 12:27 pm
This had better be nonsense. FdP is a kak captain – even he knows that – and past his sell-by date as a player.
26 May 2012, 12:28 pm
Keo must have being doing some undercover News of the World work to get this information/rumour
26 May 2012, 12:32 pm
@greatest13gerber(greatest13gerber)-17: I’m 50/50 on this entire Pretoria setup as well. 50% of me wants the Boks to do well against the English, and the other 50% wants this Blou trein to bomb in dramatic fashion, so that Heyneke gets over himself, Pretoria and this’ Maak die Bulle almal Bokke’ obsession damn early in his tenure. What is next? Wynie Strydom as the Boks praise singer, strutting around in a Kudu pels with an R5 draped over his wrinkly bits pre-match? Du Preez can warm the bench – that’s about it – CAPTAINING? (He stumbled his way through the S14 in 2008 captaining the Bulls like a crackho, and he admitted he sucked at it – so yeah, that really makes him 1st choice.) I truly hope ‘Mr’ Meyer is put under the same pressure as what White and de Villiers were? Or will he be excused from all fc uk ups because he is after all Pretoria’s version of the frikkin Dalai Lama.
26 May 2012, 12:39 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-22:
Dalai Lama
Meyer is known in Pretoria as a man of science
I can relate what you say. I am not at all comfortable about Du Preez returning specially from playing in Japan of all places.
26 May 2012, 12:40 pm
Would Fourie be my preferred Bok captain? No. But realistically what other choices are there? JdV? Spies? Neither are certainties to start. Bekker? He probably needs to regain form before they could contemplate burdening him with the captaincy as well. The two strongest candidates for captaincy, Schalk and Juan are both sidelined. Juan might not even play again.
Yes, I wonder about some of Heyneke’s calls as Bok coach. But then I remember that he is technically astute coach with multiple Super rugby titles and Currie Cups who knows his rugby and is well aware of the pressure and expectation. He wouldn’t take thIs route if he didn’t believe Fourie couldn’t add value or would be a liability to the team, especially not in the short term.
And if anyone can get Fourie to scale the heights of 2007 over the next little bit, it’s Heyneke.
26 May 2012, 12:44 pm
Why do people react so surprised at this? Am I suddenly ecstatic?
Of course not, because this is no surprise to me.
It’s like asking me if I’m ecstatic that Morne Steyn is in the team.
Heyneke’s captaincy order of preference was always going to be:
1 – Victor Matfield
2 – Fourie du Preez
And guess what, you shocked and dismayed ones. If Du Preez withdraws, Pierre Spies will be next in line.
What? Did you think it was going to be Jean de Villiers? Hehehe.
26 May 2012, 12:44 pm
@Kietzphat(Kietzphat)-24: BS. Both JdV and Spies have far more claim to a starting spot than FdP.
26 May 2012, 12:44 pm
2007 seems like a longtime ago
26 May 2012, 12:46 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-25:
so true Tac,
We were all made aware by Meyer of his intentions from the get go!
I forgot
26 May 2012, 12:47 pm
@Kietzphat(Kietzphat)-24: That’s my primary worry here. All we ever keep hearing is how Meyer will bring out the best in Olivier, du Preez, SPIES etc. If these so-called professional players can only perform for ONE coach, they shouldn’t be playing professional rugby. And there is no guarantee that any of them WILL perform under Meyer for the Boks. If this is what we are basing our hopes and dreams for the Boks on – we are fc u k ed.
26 May 2012, 12:49 pm
Truth is, if Du Preez starts at 9 and Hougaard at wing, then De villiers will probably be forced out of the team for quota reason, as De Jongh will have to make up the numbers at 13 then.
26 May 2012, 12:49 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-25: We’re surprised that Heyneke is reportedly as biased as you are. We’re surprised that you Bulls types are just as narrow-minded and one-eyed as everyone says. We’re surprised that the stereotype is so accurate. We’re surprised that a new coach is so stuck in the past. We’re surprised that Heyneke hasn’t realized it’s time to move on. We’re surprised that anyone believes playing FdP – let alone making him captain – is a good idea.
26 May 2012, 12:51 pm
@kaksioek(kaksioek)-31:
Life’s just one big surprise to you, isn’t it.
26 May 2012, 12:53 pm
lol
26 May 2012, 12:53 pm
Am not thrilled about, did not think he was good captain material before, but we dont exactly have guys putting theirs hands up.
26 May 2012, 12:54 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-32: You’re actually quite mad. If FdP had played for any other team in South Africa you would be against this. But because he played for the Bulls you think it’s great. That’s ridiculous. What a simple person you are.
26 May 2012, 12:56 pm
Is the a Baba game on today ? If so what time and is dstv airing it.
26 May 2012, 12:56 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-25: Meyer is acting pretty cowardly if you ask me. His actions speak of a man who suddenly realizes he is way out of his depth, and is reverting to the tried and trusted in the hope that his lack of vision won’t be exposed. Sad to say, but I think Meyer is implementing his Bok blueprint he had prepared in 2007 when he was expecting to take over the reigns from Jake. Someone better wake him up and tell him we are in 2012.
26 May 2012, 12:57 pm
As I’ve been saying for some time, I reckon Heyneke’s starting team will look something like:
Lambie
Hougaard
Pietersen
De Villiers
Frans Steyn
Morne Steyn
Fourie du Preez (c)
Pierre Spies
Willem Alberts
Heinrich Brussouw
Bekker
Etsebeth
Some tighthead
Bismark
Beast
So with a mere 3 current Bulls plus one Japanese ex-Bull in Du Preez, how exactly is that a biased Bulls dominated team chaps?
It’s just your immense prejudice and paranoia that’s leading to all these pre-emptive articles from Cape journalists and comments from anti-Bulls fans.
4 out of 15 is VERY reasonable.
So suck it up and deal with it, fairies.
26 May 2012, 13:02 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-38:
WP Nel, Pat Cilliers deserves 3 – but Dr Jannie will get it
26 May 2012, 13:04 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-25: I’m taking a wild guess here as I don’t know you, but tell me if I am way off mark when I say:
a) You would be struggling to hide your delight if Anton Leonard, JP Nel and Jeshua vd Westhuizen were suddenly called up into the Bok camp?
b) You believe that playing rugby and supporting rugby is the birthright of those living in the northern wasteland of Pretoria, who support the Bulls – and no other ‘dare’ encroach on this?
c) Your sons are named Naas, Victor and your daughter is named Pierre-rou-hette?
d) You will defend Heyneke Meyer even if he has a 35% win record with the Boks after 3 years – as you will justify this by saying ‘he is building a team’.
e) I am wasting my time talking to you, as all you know; is the Blou.
Correct?
26 May 2012, 13:06 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-40:
Trolling a bit?
26 May 2012, 13:08 pm
Awesome stuff!
All you haters: relax, go to your nearest bar and order yourself a nice tall glass of Gunther’s ShutTheFuckUp.
In fact, make it a double.
26 May 2012, 13:10 pm
This is the best news Hanson and Dingo Deans will have heard in quite some time.
SA Rugby:
- Still no vision.
- no faith in the new generation to lead.
- former Bulls Coach who cannot see past the city limits of Pretoria.
- Houggie to get more splinters in his backside warming the bench.
- du Preez going from Japanese Domestic Rugby to Tier 1 Internationals.
Why not try Jannie Du Plessis or Chiliboy?
26 May 2012, 13:11 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-40:
dont know about Tac but that sounds like me
26 May 2012, 13:11 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-41: Asking a few questions that you don’t seem to want to answer. If that is trolling…so be it.
26 May 2012, 13:12 pm
@cane(cane)-43:
Before they get too excited, read the article. Du Preez is back for the England test series only. After that, the situation will be reassessed.
Hence, if he stays for the Four Nations, it would be based on his performance against a Tier 1 team. Sorry to burst your bubble.
26 May 2012, 13:13 pm
Tacitus and greatest13gerber: putting the “stereo” in stereotype.
26 May 2012, 13:14 pm
@cane(cane)-43: He is using the Blueprint for the Boks he designed in 2007 (when he should have got the job…) – In 2012 – this just looks sad. I was not ‘unhappy’ when he was appointed, but now I am left wondering if Meyer isn’t 4 years 2 late for his ‘vision, which like Angelina Jolie’s lips, seems botoxed in time’. And I doubt I’m the only Bok fan feeling this way.
26 May 2012, 13:15 pm
@kaksioek(kaksioek)-47:
as my father and granfather before me
“NTvl First, SA second”
26 May 2012, 13:15 pm
@kaksioek(kaksioek)-47: Jack-a-fc uk-a-ran-da FM.
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